Combat: Pacific Theater

Although this is a history of events, it's a personal history, with the various sections being individuals describing what happened since they were actually there and participating in the events. The personal involvement always makes things more interesting.

The book covers the following topics: Pearl Harbor, Bataan, the Sundra Strait; the Battle of Midway; New Guinea; Guadalcanal; PT boats; Tarawa; New Britain; Saipan; Guam; submarine vs. destroyer, Leyte Gulf, and Iwo Jima.

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